Millington Springs - Broadleaved woodland
✦ Ancient woodland6 ha
🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal🦅Birds
Free entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
53.06320, -1.28571
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
6 of the best Circular WalkWalking route▾
Another 6 of the best Circular WalkWalking route▾
Broxtowe Country TrailWalking route▾
Amber Valley Routeways 13Walking route▾
Erewash Valley TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Broxtowe Country TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Erewash Valley TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.6 km▾
Named routeRef 6Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route191 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 191 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route3.8 km▾
Named routeRef 6Length 3.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
15,428 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
15,428 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMoorhen · Coot · Mallard · Robin · Greenfinch +15
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- CootFulica atra
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Red-legged Shieldbug
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Black Bryony · Dogwood · Holly · Tufted Vetch · Sweet Vernal-grass +121
- Black BryonyTamus communis
- DogwoodCornus sanguinea
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Tufted VetchVicia cracca
- Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
- Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
15,428 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMoorhen · Coot · Mallard · Robin · Greenfinch +15
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- CootFulica atra
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Red-legged Shieldbug
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Black Bryony · Dogwood · Holly · Tufted Vetch · Sweet Vernal-grass +121
- Black BryonyTamus communis
- DogwoodCornus sanguinea
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Tufted VetchVicia cracca
- Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
- Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
